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iii. Berms or appropriate screening landscape materials <br /> sufficient to provide a substantial visual buffer are <br /> encouraged between parking areas and other adjacent <br /> properties, and public rights-of-way. <br /> h. Building Landscaping <br /> i. Each building should be surrounded by an average of 15 <br /> feet of landscaping or natural vegetation, and/or <br /> walkways, except for loading areas. <br /> ii. Each lot site plan shall incorporate strong entrance <br /> identity to be created by architectural and landscape <br /> elements. <br /> iii. Each parcel should be encouraged to incorporate outdoor <br /> recreation facilities, such as picnic facilities, sport <br /> courts, exercise facilities, etc. for use by the <br /> employees on the site. <br /> iv. At such time as the City adopts a pedestrian pathway <br /> system plan for this area of Everett each development <br /> proposal shall be reviewed to determine if specific <br /> pedestrian improvements are required within that <br /> development consistent with the adopted pedestrian plan. <br /> Note: sidewalks are required on both sides of all public <br /> rights-of-way. <br /> v. To the extent practical drainage facilities such as <br /> drainage swales and ponds should be integrated into the <br /> site plan, building design and on-site and off-site <br /> recreation facilities. <br /> 5. Height Limitations: <br /> The basic height limit shall be seventy-five percent (75%) of <br /> the sum of the front and back yard setbacks of an individual <br /> parcel. As an exception, office uses may extend to sixty-five <br /> (65) feet above the average elevation. In addition, no <br /> structure within five hundred (500) feet of any property <br /> designated for residential uses shall exceed twenty six (26) <br /> feet above the average elevation at the foot of the building. <br /> No structure located between five hundred (500) feet and one <br /> thousand (1000) feet of any property designated for residential <br /> uses shall exceed thirty-five (35) feet above the average <br /> elevation at the foot of the building unless a visual analysis <br /> of the proposed building in relation to the adjacent <br /> residential neighborhood demonstrates that there will not be <br /> any overviewing of the residential neighborhood from the <br /> building and the building will not be visible from the <br /> residential neighborhood. <br /> 6. Transportation and Circulation: <br /> a. Access to this site shall be by way of Seaway Boulevard only, <br /> including construction traffic. <br /> b. Development of this site shall require improvement of the <br /> access to Seaway Boulevard per City standards. <br /> c. Specific development proposals shall be evaluated to determin: <br /> the need for areawide street improvements and the requiremen) <br /> for financial participation in those improvements. <br /> -12- <br />